Borderlands assumed a particular significance in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Industrialization, the development of the modern city, faster means of communication, the further spread of imperialism and the rise of the modern nation-state meant that borderlands came to encompass and...

The event will bring together academics and practitioners working in all areas of European Studies including law, economics, geography, history, sociology, public policy and politics.

Themes for the conference may include: - Business and the natural environment: the role of businesses/industries in eroding or protecting the natural world. The history of relations between business and environmental groups - Sustainability as a source of competitive advantage - How do...

The overall theme will be Connections and Comparisons. Within this we can expect to see discussions of comparison, connection and entanglement between polities, societies, communities and individuals situated in, or spanning, different regions of the world. The perspectives will range from...

The conference programme committee welcomes proposals in all aspects of economic and social history covering a wide range of periods and countries and, particularly, papers of an interdisciplinary nature.